ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I63.41
Cerebral infarction due to embolism of middle cerebral artery
Diseases of the circulatory system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- I63.41
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I63 — Cerebral infarction
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I63.41 is a category (header) for cerebral infarction due to embolism of middle cerebral artery. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in I63
- I63Cerebral infarction
- I63.0Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of precerebral arteries
- I63.00Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified precerebral artery
- I63.01Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of vertebral artery
- I63.011Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
- I63.012Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
- I63.013Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
- I63.019Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified vertebral artery
- I63.02Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
- I63.03Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of carotid artery
- I63.031Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
- I63.032Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
- I63.033Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
- I63.039Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of unspecified carotid artery
- I63.09Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
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